9:10 pm
March 27

Mavericks @ Pelicans

Who will WIN this matchup?

Dallas Mavericks (23-20)

@ New Orleans Pelicans (19-25)

 

Current odds:

Dallas Mavericks: (-105)

New Orleans Pelicans: (-115)

 

• The line for this game is Pelicans by 1 point.

•  Luka Doncic (back) listed questionable Saturday.

• The Dallas Mavericks couldn’t overcome the absence of Luka Doncic. The New Orleans Pelicans couldn’t take advantage of a career night from Zion Williamson. Both teams will try to bounce back when they meet in the second game of back-to-backs Saturday night in New Orleans.

• Doncic was sidelined by tightness in his lower back as the Mavericks lost to visiting Indiana 109-94 on Friday. Coach Rick Carlisle said Doncic would travel to New Orleans and was hopeful the All-Star would be available.

• The Pacers made 7-of-14 3-pointers and the Mavericks made 1-of-10 in the second quarter as Indiana built a 61-48 halftime lead. The lead grew to 17 before Dallas pulled within four points a few times early in the fourth quarter. The Pacers responded with a 14-2 run to take command, 94-82, and they finished with 20 made 3-pointers.

• Kristaps Porzingis had 31 points and a season-high 18 rebounds to lead Dallas, and Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 16 points.

• The Mavericks are beginning a season-high five-game road trip as the Pelicans complete a three-game homestand.

• Williamson scored a career-best 39 points, making 16-of-19 shots, and had 10 rebounds and five assists, but his effort wasn’t enough in a 113-108 loss to visiting Denver on Friday. During the final 6:55 of the game, Williamson scored all eight of the Pelicans’ points. His layup with 2:07 left gave New Orleans a 108-107 lead, but those were his team’s final points.

• Brandon Ingram made just 5-of-17 shots and finished with 13 points after having a season-high 36 in the previous game.

• The Pelicans scored just 45 points in the second half and squandered a chance to tie when they committed a shot-clock violation while they were down by three points with 5.1 seconds remaining.

• New Orleans led by as many as 14 points and had an 11-point lead with less than seven minutes remaining, but Denver finished with a 24-8 run.

4/10
Confidence
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New Orleans Pelicans
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